Power cut in Phuket City tomorrow

PHUKET CITY: Residents of downtown Phuket City will be without power from 9am to 2pm tomorrow as the Phuket Office of the Provincial Electricity Authority (PEA) carries out maintenance and repair work on power lines.

The affected area will include areas along Montri Road starting from near the post office and running south though the Pearl Intersection and on to Surin Circle.

Also without power will be a long stretch of Phang Nga Road starting from in front of the Sinthavee Hotel and running all the way to Kanit Hongyok Road, near the Honda dealership.

Affected areas will include Phang Nga Road Sois 1, 2 and 4, the Phuket Bus Terminal and the Phuket City Park commercial building complex.

Exact times are subject to change. The PEA apologizes for any inconvenience. Call 076-211663 for more information.

Phuket tourist decides hotel awning more comfortable than his room

The Phuket Tourist Police have been notified that a tourist had jumped from a building in Rawai and ended up on a steel awning covering the bottom floor today. But that wasn’t, in fact, what had happened.

The local Tourist Police say the owner of the building told staff at the Tourist Assistance Centre that the tourist had checked into the room on February 13.

The tourist didn’t actually jump down from the building but had moved a mattress from his room on to the awning and slept on it (mosquitos!!) He was also drunk and damaged some property inside the room.

The man is a 37 year old Estonian tourist. He was staying at the room with a 25 year old male friend.

Chalong Police have charged them both with being drunk and damaging property. They have said that they will pay for all damages to the owner of the property. They are heading back home on February 26.

500 free helmets handed out to motorbike drivers in Patong

Patong Development Foundation together with Patong Police and Patong Municipality have given 500 helmets to motorbike drivers in Patong today under the campaign ‘Wear your helmet’.

Handing out the 500 helmets to motorbike user in Patong was led by Patong Police Chief Col Anothai Jindamanee, Patong Municipality Chalermluck Kebsup and President of Patong Development Foundation Preechawut ‘Prap’ Keesin.

Col Anothai says, “Many motorbike drivers have been injured and died in road accident. We want 100 percent of motorbike drivers and passengers wearing helmets. ”

“More motorbike riders are now wearing helmets as the number of not wearing helmet charges has been dropping in Patong with better enforcement.”

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